Camp Capinpin,Tanay – One of the accused alleged “mutineer” challenged Armed Forces Chief Hermogenes Esperon last Friday not to interfere in the court martial proceedings of the 28 miltiary officers involved in the aborted Feb. 2006 withdrawal of support from the Arroyo presidency.
Army Major Jose Leomar Doctolero said, “I pose a challenge to the convening authority not to interfere with the proceedings here.”
Doctolero said from the very beginning of the court martial, all he has been hearing has been, ‘order of Gen. Esperon.’
The convening of Special Court Martial no. 2, alto referred to as “Miranda et al”, arose from the accusation of Esperon that Miranda, Brig.Gen. Danny Lim and 26 other Army and Marine officers plotted to withdraw support from Arroyo in Feb. 2006. Esperon said he will be a witness in the trial. All decisions by the panel will be referred to him for approval.
In a five-hour hearing under the strictest security arrangements, Doctolero said, “We are not expecting or even hoping leniency. We want a fair trial.”
Yesterday’s trial saw the expulsion of seven members of the panel:
Lt. Col. Achilles Segumalian expelled Read Admiral Petronilo Magno; Lt. Col. Nestor Flordeliza challenged Maj. Gen. Pedro Insierto; Lt. Col. Edmundo Malabanjot cahllegend Maj. Gen. Fortunato Mesa; Major Jason Laureano Aquino challegned Brig. Gen. Salvador Collantes; Doctolero expelled Maj. Gen. Delfin Bangit; Capt. James Sabadan expelled Maj. Gen. Juantio Cabayao, Jr.; and Capt. Montano Almodovar challenged Rear Admiral Ricardo Calderon.
Bangit, who is also chief of the Intelligence Service of the AFP, stayed only in his seat for less than five minutes, not even long enough to warm it, when he was challenged.
Maj. Gen. Fernando Manalo was forced to “voluntary inhibit” for being biased after he denied the motion of lawyer Trixie Angeles, counsel for Capt. Ruben Guinolbay, before she could even articulate it.
Maj. Gen. Renato Miranda, former commandant of the Philippine Marines, and many of the Scout Rangers showed up in their Battle Dress Uniform. “I’m in a fighting mood,” Miranda said laughing.
The few photos (the restrictions were unreasonable!) that a relative of the accused was able to take after the hearing:
1. Maj. General Renato Miranda. At a distant background are Cap. Dante Langkit and Col. Orlando de Leon.
2. Brig. Gen. Danny Lim and his elite Rangers: Maj. Jose Leomar Doctolero; Capt. Allan Aurino;Lim, Capt. Ruben Guinolbay;Lt. Col. Edmundo Malabanjot;Capt. Isagani Criste. Smiling at the background is Lt. Col. Nestor Flordeliza.
3.Maj. Jason Laureano Aquino; lt. Col. Nestor Flordeliza; Capt. James Sabadan; Capt. Dante Langkit; Capt. Ruben Guinolbay; Capt. Allan C. Aurino.
I agree with Major Doctolero. Why not Esperon let the court proceedings run its own course. How can they expect a fair trial if its always on “orders of esperon”. It appears that every word, every action, every movement and every air they breath inside and outside the court room are being controlled by this freak who is full of air and who loves to act as a witness, as a lawyer, as a judge and as an executioner. It’s a clear case of persecution.
Ang chief of staff ba ang nagbibigay ng decision? He wants to run the whole proceedings so let him..para mapugotan siya ng ulo…He wants to execute let him so we will execute him too..may pananagutan siya sa bayan…Ano lalaban ka? People of the Philippine versus Gloria Arroyo, General Esperon, et al.
The detained officers must keep challenging Assperon’s Kangaroo Court composition until thy Kingdom come. Anyways, AFP chief General Esperon retires on February 28, 2008. Let’s hope that the next AFP chief will give them a fair trial. Army Lt. Gen. Alexander Yano is a strong candidate to succeed AFP chief Esperon. The Chief of Staff of the AFP traditionally comes from the Philippine Army. General Esperon was linked to the election fraud Hello Garci controversy. He is personally persecuting retired Marine Major General Miranda, et al for questioning the systematic cheating in Mindanao during the 2004 presidential election. BTW, then court martial president Lt. Gen. Yano was ousted via peremptory challenge by Maj. General Miranda.
esperon = ver
same banana
ang problema ng pinoy, mahirap nang maalis si gloria kasi meron siyang asperon – kasama ni gloria sa hello garci. kaya hindi na babaliktad si asperon. kasama siya sa pandaraya. ang magyayari, labanan ng factions sa militar: grupo ni asperon ar grupo ng mga kalaban ni gloria.
Huwag tayong pakasisiguro na si asspweron ay magreretire sa Feb 2008. Bibigyan ni tiyanak ng cabinet position yan katulad ni Angge. Lahat ng nagpwesto kay tiyanak by hook or by crook ay hari-hari sa gobierno ngayon! tingnan na lang ninyo si Abalaos. Naabsuwelto siya sa bilyones na nawala sa election computerization. Ngayon ito namang ZTE. Tatawa tawa lang siya dahil alam niya na makakalusot na naman siya ngayon. Hawak niya sa leeg si tiyanak. Kakanta yan ng mga pinaggagawa niyang “milagro” sa eleksyon noong 2004 at 2007! Ganyan din kay asspweron. Hindi na baleng mabulok sa kulongan ang mga magagaling niyang opisyales sagana lang siya ng “grasya” galing kay tiyanak. Hindi na baleng magdusa ang mga tao sa sobrang katiwalian, naghihinagpis ang mga sundalo na ipinapain sa mga kilalang hoodlums, at parusahan ang mga pamilya ng mga sundalong nakakulong matupad lang ang kahilingan ng kanyang “reyna” na manatili sa tronong ninakaw niya ng dalawang beses!
Katulad ni Gonggongzales, ang Diyos ay marunong magbigay ng karapat dapat na hustisya! Ang Diyos lang ang pwedeng pumigil sa kademonyohan ni tiyanak at ng kanyang alipores! Sana naman mapadali ang tunay na hustisya para sa ating mga nakakulong na sundalo!
The case is withdrawal of support from the fake Arroyo presidency. What the court should make emphasis here are the causes of the withdrawal like the planned disruption of peaceful rallies with bombs they were told to plant and blame the rallyists for.
As gallant men in uniform, and having pledged to protect the Philippines and its people, they naturally could not and would not in any way do it. It is called insubordination and to one they have considered not legitimately their Commander-in-Chief.
This argument on the legitimacy of this regime in fact should be included in the court proceedings against these heroes and gallant men of the AFP. Saan ka naman nakakita ng mga bemedalled soldiers na nakakulong? Onli in da Pilipins!
Tanong nga ni Gokusen, “Ikaw, which side are you—grupo ni Assperon o grupo ng mga kalaban ni Gloria y Assperon?” Simple lang naman.
Borrowing from Luke and Matthew, “No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve the Philippines and Gloria mammon.”
Sa palagay ko ay hindi magkakaroon ng trial dito sa Kangaroo Court ni Esperon,una ang mga potential panel na uupo sa pagdinig ng kaso,kundi man sila nag-inhibit ay na pre-empt at na disqualified.Mga bataan ni Esperon ang karamihan hangang sa mauubos silang lahat at ang mga uupo siguro ay mga junior officers na. ay iyon kung mayroon pang matitira.
May pros and cons dito sa nangyayari,ang cons ay hindi alam ng mga akusado kung kailan sila magkakaroon ng trial para idepensa nila ang akusasyon laban sa kanila.pangalawa ay malapit ng mag-retire si Esperon at syempre iba ang pag-iisip ng papalit sa kanya at hindi na niya pueding diktahan ang military dahil he is no longer in command.Baka idismiss na lang ang kaso laban sa kanila dahil hindi sila pueding pardonan sa rason na hindi sila napatunayan ng court na guilty sila.Sorry na lang siguro ang magkabilang panig.
Hindi naman nila pueding idimanda si Esperon kung dismiss ang kaso dahil walang court proceedings.Palagay ko sinasadya talaga ni Esperon na idelay ang kaso dahil wala siyang malakas na ebidensya at kung aquited nga sila ay puedi silang magdemanda.Pangatlo,lalabas ang rason nila bakit sila nag-withdraw ng suport sa pang-gulo.Ang depensa ng mga akusado sa palagay ko ay simple sentence lang na ganito—We withdrawn our suport to the president because we can no longer serve her personal interest in massive corruption and on election cheating, we are the defender of the constitution and to the Filipino people, not for the president who usurped her power through power grab and election cheating— Ala Lt. Wakada who refused to obey order in going to Iraq.
Rose, that would be the day! True justice will one day come: People of the Philippines vs Tiyanak and Asspweron! Malapit na yan! Hindi palaging magwawagi ang kasamaan!
PSB: Huwag tayong pakasisiguro na si asspweron ay magreretire sa Feb 2008. Bibigyan ni tiyanak ng cabinet position yan katulad ni Angge.
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So, why still wait for 2008? Why not remove Gloria now so Esperon can also be put to jail? Why still wait for the Americans to offer help to remove a fake president? Right now, magulo rin sa America as a matter of fact. One more year na lang si Bush but the number of Americans pushing for impeachment of Bush is growing I am told. Iyan ngayon ang pinasasamantalahan ni Gloria Boba to try to show that the US is behind her kahit no pansin naman siya!
Yuko, I hope the Filipinos will wake up! Hopefully, the reopening of the “Hello Garci” case in the Senate and the upcoming Erap verdict will trigger the flash point to oust this bogus president!
“Maj. Gen. Renato Miranda, former commandant of the Philippine Marines, and many of the Scout Rangers showed up in their Battle Dress Uniform. “I’m in a fighting mood,” Miranda said laughing.”
It’s high time we get into “a fighting mood”, too !
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PSB:
Franky speaking, I am not putting hope in the Senate hearing on these HG tapes much more than necessary. I am adopting the attitude of wait and see what’s gonna happen. Ang daming beses na kasi tayong nasiphayo, and I don’t think I can take another one although I am determined to fight my fight if necessary. Tira lang ng tira, and the devil may care!
At least, where I am based, we get results, so it does make up for all the frustrations over the failure of people back in the land of our birth to remove the usurper and her cahorts yet while they succeed in putting good people like the group of Brig. Gen. Lim in jail, and worse, not allow a duly elected senator to function and do his duties and responsibilities to his country and people, all Filipinos, not just the 11M voters who elected him.
Isa lang iyong judge, who does not seem to represent the voice of the people. Bakit walang magawa diyan? Dapat diyan inaaraw-araw ng protesta para matanggal ang mga kumag at ungas!
.. Frankly speaking….
Off topic, but the world must be turning upside down. I read in Tribune that in Kenya, “A case on behalf of Jesus Christ has come knocking on Kenya’s high court door, lodged by a fervent Christian group that wants his conviction declared “null and void” and his Crucifixion “illegal.”
The petition is said to have been filed Monday “with the court registrar, raising a novel set of legal quandaries — not the least of which involves the statute of limitations and whether the high court has jurisdiction over the ‘Son of God.’”
The petition is yet to be handed down. I am a devout Christian but to me this is indeed preposterous although this has been prophesied of old. Christ has warned that in the last days there will be a lot many who will declare their faith in Christ and deceive a lot of people. (Matthew 24)
Signs of the times, no doubt!
Ellen,
“Order ni Gen Esperon!” Grotesque in the extreme!
A court martial is supposed to be independent – kaya nga may presiding judge of the highest rank, preferably a general at this level.
A real, bona fide court martial is supposed to be taking no orders from the chief of staff AFP. Anong klaseng mga gunggong iyan?
Good thing you and other journalists are there to record the true proceedings – otherwise, one can very well imagine what hocus pocuses these Esperon military janitors are capable of doing.
I believe that Lt. Col. Edmundo Malabanjot did right in challenging Maj. Gen. Fortunato Mesa. Mesa is one of the most convoluted AFP officers I know. While he may mouth doctrines in the roundabout way and makes you believe that he knows more than he does, he is in reality a guy who will kiss the asses of his superiors to make life simpler for himself.
His problem is not so much that he has no brains but he has a physical handicap (combat injury) which I suppose has given him a kind of inferiority complex.
Yuko,
Frankly, I believe it’s time Joma faced his accusers in Pinas and not in The Netherlands. Of course, he has a right to a robust defence which I’m sure he will have wherever his trial might be. I also don’t disagree that his supporters have a moral right to rally for his release but I don’t believe Sison is NOT guilty of some of the accusations fielded against him.
I also believe that he is Armando Liwanag (having changed his pseudonym from Guerrero to Liwanag), currently the CPP-NPA chief and is ‘partly’ responsible for the tactical offensives perpetuated by the NPAs in various parts of the country.
If Sison were true to his ideals, he must go home and face the music. His claim that there is a 10 million peso bounty on his head, which may be true, doesn’t wash. His petit bourgeois lifestyle in Utrecht is in contradiction with everything he spews.
I have little sympathy for Sison at this point.
Take over Ambuklao, Binga dams, Benguet gov’t urged
By Delmar Cariño
Northern Luzon Bureau
off topic:
(breaking news)
Last updated 02:06pm (Mla time) 09/01/2007
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — The Benguet provincial government must assert its intention to manage the operations of Ambuklao and Binga dams before these are auctioned off to avoid legal complications for the province’s claim for unpaid taxes, according to a provincial official.
http://www.newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view_article.php?article_id=86026
lintek na kasinungalingan! buwiset sa pagkagahaman!
hayup ka nga talaga, gloria! demonyita!
nasaan ang ipinagdadabog mong ayaw mong makontrang GUMAGANDA ang ekonomiya at nagpalabas ka pa ng PINAKAMATAAS na pag-angat sa loob ng dalawampung taon na natamo lamang sa iyong pamamahala?
ano ka ba? baliw at hilo na talaga? sino’ng inuulol mo?
ang isang bansa kapag gumaganda ang pamumuhay ay hindi na kailangang MAGBENTA ng mga ariarian. ‘tangnakang kapal ng mukha mong NAGING PULUBI ang mga pilipino simula nang agawin mo ang malakanyang sa TUNAY na hinalal ng tao at nitong DAYAIN mo ang iyong mga katunggali sa pampanguluhang eleksiyon upang manatili sa poder na hindi mo na gustong bitiwan.
mahiya ka naman sa balat mong hindi na tatablan kahit anong uri ng kahihiyan!
pagod na kami sa paninilbihan dito sa ibayong dagat. suko na ang aming katinuan sa matagal na pagkakalayo namin sa aming mga minamahal sa buhay subalit wala kaming magawa sapagkat kung hindi kami makikipagsapalaran dito sa ibayong dagat ay parepareho kaming mamamatay NANG DILAT sa gutom.
matuto ka namang tanggapin katotohanang wala ng natutuwa sa iyo at lahat ay naghahangad sa iyong ULO!
Ellen,
This is good news! “Esperon said he will be a witness in the trial.” Been harking for his presence as witness. Then defence can call on Senga, etc. too. Just great!
Wondeful. That should be good for the defence – sige prituhin nila ang putragis na Esperon na yan.
Absolutely wonderful news, Ellen!
Magno, you must know Major General F Mesa… he was your contemporary ba?
anna,
he may be assigned to another division.
hindi ko narinig o nabasa ang pangalan niya noon. katulad ni esPWEron, itong si mgen lamesa ay sumikat lamang nitong mapaupo sa malakanyang ang katulad nila ay BALASUBAS NA TAO.
AdeBrux Says: “This is good news! “Esperon said he will be a witness in the trial.””
bantayan ninyo ang bibig, baka pre recorded lang ang maririnig at i-lip synch ng hunghang na ‘yan!
suriin ninyong mabuti, baka boses ni gloria habang dumadaing ang marinig sa kanyang testimonya. daing habang kinakamutan niya sa ngalangala.
Anna said
This explains why he made our life difficult yesterday. The court martial panel issued guidelines that made coverage almost impossible. We were shunted away about 100 meters away from the front of the court house. We couldn’t take pictures and we can’t “ambush” any of the accused. I will write more about this tomorrow.
Someone told us it was Gen. De Mesa’s idea to impose the tyrannical guidelines.
Anna said
Anna, it’s getting more and more difficult. We know, of course, that Esperon is doing this to disuade media from covering so that the public will not be outraged over what you call “hocus pocuses” that they are doing.
Last Friday’s hearing was so emotionally draining. The railroading was so blatant. I can imagine how it was for the relatives.
Oh, I love Gen. Miranda in a battle combat uniform!
Sige, Gen. Miranda, show ’em those fakes that they are the biggest losers in the world for not letting you and comrades fight the real battles.
As Chabeli said, we’re in a fighting mood, too!
Army Major Jose Leomar Doctolero said, “I pose a challenge to the convening authority not to interfere with the proceedings here.”
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Sige po, Major Doclotero, tuloy-tuloy ang challenge kay Order Asspweron hanggang malaglag ang kankursilyo sa kasuputan.
Thanks for giving us hope.
PSB,
I agree with your observation that Gloria won’t let Asspweron retire soon. Mawawalan s’ya ng pader!
Idem on Joma, Anna.
And thanks for that intro on Liwanag. Hanggang Guerrero lang ang alam ko.
They’re becoming more and more afraid of the journalists. Paranoid sila lahat, malapit ng bumagsak ang EK pag ganyan dahil merong namumuong super bagyo na tataob sa bangka ni Gluerilla at Asspweron.
“Esperon said he will be a witness in the trial.”
Let’s see how he can look straight at the eyes of the military officers he imprisoned.
it will be either the defense department or the national security office gloria will give to the flavor of her lust.
akala ni esPWEron ay makukuha niyang paamuin ang mga musang sa ginagawa niyang pagkukulong at paggutom sa mga ito.
ang hindi nalalaman (dahil ‘yung sa kanya ay isang kuting na may diarrhea at kutsilyong hindi na nahahasa), habang sinisikil niya itong mga musang ay lalong tumatalas at mga kuko at pangil at hindi nawawala ang nasang sila ay mabuhay sa laya.
Erap trusted by 64%; Gloria sinks at 18%
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20070901hed1.html
nakakapagtaka pa ba?
after all, si gloria lamang naman ang TUNGAW na nagpupumilit maging mas malaki pa kaysa kalabaw.
MR, The news item on Erap’s trust rating is not complete. I have the copy of the SWS survey and the complete results are:
Erap: Much Trust 64%, Undecided 16 %, Little Trust, 19%; Net Trust +45%
GMA: Much Trust 18%,Undecided 19%, Little Trust 62%; Net Trust -44 %
Mike Arroyo: Much Trust 8%, Undecided 18%, Little Trust 71%; Net Trust – 64%
The Net Trust is more signficant. Erap +45 % versus GMA – 44%
I think I’ll put this in a separate post.
maam ellen,its good you’ve posted pictures again.nice to see my friend capt.guinolbay looking better than the previous photos.thanks..
So he is retiring soon. Heard the latest wife is trying to sell an upperend subdiv lot. An agent friend was peddling it. That was a few months back. Must be either a kickback or the couple is planning to leave after retiring.
Ellen: Thanks for sharing the pictures..andam ka lang..your health, etc. Nakakangitngit tingnan na ang mga mahuhusay nating sundalo ay ikinulong for the whims and capriciousness of this “tungaw”.
DKG: “traditionally the chief of staff comes from the army” this mean that all the divisions are under the chief. kaya ba si Esperon ay controlado niya at magagawa niya ang gusto niya? In this court..magwiwitness, lahat ng decision ay dadaan sa kanya- eh di one man court at lahat ay “puppets” na laruan niya? Kumuha na lang siya ng tando tando at doon siya magtanong at yon ang tuturo sa kanya. Sa Guimbal, maraming tando tando na pinaglalaruan namin noon. What chance does one from the Marine, Air Force, Navy become a Chief of Staff..hindi ba discrimination?
Thanks, Ellen. Kaya naman pala show of force na naman sila prior to Erap’s guilty verdict kuno.
Ellen,
Tuwa at lungkot ako ako sa photos nila, but nice to see that they are physically fit and in good spirit.
Mabuhay silang lahat na “Men of Honor”!
Mrivera: “it will either be the defense or the national security..” si Norberto Gonzales ba ay kamaganak ni si-raul-o? Not blood relations maybe pero iisa ang sakit..power and greed..kaya somewhere in their paths my blood transfusion.
parasabayan: bakit nakaabot ang kamay ni Abalos doon sa palayok re ZTE? Hindi ba ang kalan niya ay noon lang sa Comelec? Yong isa ay under the Dept. of Communications which I understand is a Cabinet..siya naman sa Comelec na hindi cabinet. yong isa aparador..siya naman seguro ay yong cart na may gulong..movable table kaya ang kamay niya ay nakakadukot sa lahat..Greed..hindi talaga mabubusog..pero there will be an end..soon and very soon..
“Last Friday’s hearing was so emotionally draining. The railroading was so blatant. I can imagine how it was for the relatives.”
as it was for the media, how much more to us, u are right mam ellen…. i broke into tears na talaga when maj doctolero uttered his words…words that i know came from his heart… u know, cguro ok lang if a lady will say things like that,u know i mean girls stuff-emotional-thingie speech, peru for a man in uniform to say so touching true piece from his heart and knowing maj doctolero to be a refined-tahimik type….it must be something!!!!! i felt so helpless that i cringed in my seat miss ellen.. kelan matatapos to??? i know i have to be strong for my husband and son but sometines talaga napapagod ka rin ano.
im so thankful nga pala to the media people for being there always to support us, to give coverage despite of thier unresonable orders, even if you guys have to scout for food and travel 3 long hours, thanks for your patience…we need media people to somehow protect us from further human rights abuse, for being a witness of this mockery of military justice, and thank you for believing that we are right not what esperon is trying to impose….
it is very obvious ngayon na sobrang takot na si esperon sa sarili nyang multo… ghost will forever hunt him, all i can say is lahat ng problema namin ngyon( every family for those incarcerated soldiers) boils down to esperon and he will soon pay for this!!!! HE WILL PAY FOR WHAT HE DID TO US!!!
Military wife, next time magbabaon na kami. We got used that Mrs. Querubin and her friends would give us sandwich and drinks for snacks.
Even that was not allowed last Friday. For lunch, we were able to find a turo-turo stall a few kilometers away from the camp.
Usually, hearings are adjourned past 12. Last Friday, it was past 3:00 pm.
Chairs were also removed from the media section. Imagine all those time from morning till afternoon, nakatayo kami.
Now we know, how hard it is to be a department store salesgirl.
Ces Drilon of ABS-CBN complained. They gave two chairs.
On our being shunted away from the entrance of the court house, one reporter is thinking of bringing a megaphone next hearing so we can shout our questions. Kaya lang, paano naman ang mga sagot. problema pa rin.
Rose,
Just to clarify! Even if the army chief gets annointed traditionally CSAFP, at the level of fighting officers, particularly if they are from the PMA, mistahs to boot, in theory, there is no discrimination against one or the other, whether they are of the same service or not.
When an officer reaches the colonel rank, he becomes more AFP oriented because he is in theory, only one rank away from being called “so and so AFP, eg., Juan de la Cruz, Brig Gen AFP. When they reach the star rank, these officers tend to belong “no more” to their service command only but to the AFP as a whole.
Personally, I’ve witnessed discrimnation between officers on a personal level and not on the inter-service command level. For example, Arnie Acedera Class 63 who was CG PAF and later on went on to become CSAFP (he was FVR’s favourite pilot), hated Brig Gen Dauz Class 62. Arnie Acedera was mean and foul to poor Dauz whose promotion to the star rank Acedera tried to block (Acedera acceeded to the star rank ahead of Dauz in spite of the latter’s PMA seniority over Acedera); Acedera thought Dauz, who was actually a decent man, was dumb, etc.
There were more incidents of personal hositilities between officers of the same service which heightened when they reached the AFP officer level.
Actually, many officers who didn’t belong to the same service would speak highly of their fellow officers, eg. navy officers saying the best things about their contemporary officers from the air force or army and vice versa. Three years ago, in a private dinner and among friends, a navy and an air force officer spoke highly of an army officer in unison (to the detriment of Braganza who unfortunately was ROTC).
You might say that the discrimination between services may arise when an officer in charge, i.e., service command is ROTC or commissioned outside of the PMA. Admiral Hinco suffered a bit because of this since he was not a PMA product.
Ha?! Pati pagkain na galing kay Mrs. Q and friends were already banned, nakatayo pa kayo hanggang matapos ang hearing!
Ibang mag-order talaga si Asspweron!
Boxy, it was Capt. Guinolbay’s birthday last week. His parents and other relatives, who came all the way from Kalinga, were subjected to a lot of restrictions before they were allowed to visit him.
I was told they were made to wait for more than two hours at the camp’s gate.
Arroyo and Esperon are mean and odious.
We should show our support to the People’s Soldiers in Tanay. It’s time we do something visible like having stickers, t-shirts, etc. made with the slogan using the words of Maj. Gen. Miranda, “I’m in a fighting mood”.
My heart breaks – as most of those here in Ellensville – after reading Military Wife’s comments. Boy, can that Ass is something else talaga !
A source said, the Esperon and his men asessed that reports about the difficulties of the detainees family are working in their favor because that would disuade other soldiers from joining their cause or even sympathizing with them.
Masama talaga sila!Manhid.
Obviously, a member of a service command would always crack jokes against a rival service command but that’s only for the heck of it.
For instance, during the AFP modernization phase planning, an air force general would tease the army saying that electric rice cookers are the only equipment they need and the army would be modernized prompting Orly Mercado, who was chairman of the Defence Committee hearing the combined AFP at the Senate to laugh.
Outside of the jokes, hositilities “openly” arise when the officers (but more on the senior level), i.e., colonel and higher, start jockeying for promotions to the next rank because they know that each step up the ladder will ensure them a better opportunity for a fight for service command post. Reason is each star position is limited, i.e., there’s only a number of positions for 1 star officers. Those who can’t make it to a star rank after 9 years know they will be attrited (forced out of or retired forcibly from service) by the end of their 10th year of their rank as colonel (army & air force) or captain (navy).
The militics is horrendous in the AFP. Militics consume, I’d say, 50% of their time on the job starting at the colonel level.
Esperon knew when he was PSG chief that he was sure to become CSAFP if he played ball. And I have no doubt that from the time he was lt colonel (when he became deputy PSG to Calimlim) he spent 50% of his job time perfecting the art of militics (military politics.)
Re: traditionally the chief of staff comes from the army
Why? Majority of 120,000+ AFP came from the Army. About 80,000 men and women. Discrimination? Kung sino ang pinakamagaling mag-sisip kay Gloria siya ang una sa listahan. Si Sen. Biazon galing sa Marines bilang AFP chief noon Cory govt.
Re “we need media people to somehow protect us from further human rights abuse,”
I agree – it is in these instances when the adage ‘pen becomes mightier than the sword’ becomes an unflinching reality.
Someone here commented that Esperon doesn’t give a damn because he knows that by next year, when he retires, a juicy position is awaiting him. Perhaps, he would be appointed ambassador – away from the prying eyes and troublesome Manila and would therefore be less accessible to the embarassing issues hounding him, i.e., Garci issue, military brutality, etc.
Ellen,
‘Yan ang akala ni Asspweron, that difficulties of soldiers and families alike will dissuade others from joining their cause.
Kung ganyang mag-isip si Ass, e talagang hindi sila mananalo sa NPA at MILF and abus!
Militics has been raised to another level under Gloria Arroyo. Those who wanted to get ahed sold their souls and allowed themselves to be used as election cheating operators. Something that not even Marcos did.
(During Marcos time, it was the warlords who did the cheating. The military just turned a blind eye. Under Arroyo, it was the military who actually performed the tampering of elections results.)
Militics is the reason for the recent debacle in Mindanao. Incompetence. Dud mortars. Wrong frequency. Standdown orders in the midst of a battle. These all can be traced Gloria illegitimate presidency, which is being propped up by morally corrupt members of the military.
Re: “(During Marcos time, it was the warlords who did the cheating. The military just turned a blind eye. Under Arroyo, it was the military who actually performed the tampering of elections results.) ”
How very true!
Actually, if I were to believe an AFP friend who I spoke to recently, it’s far worse today. Aside from militics, Esperon himself has lost all military courage and common sense. The latest incident concerns his erstwhile plan to engage in punitive exercises in the South following the beheading of the 10 Marines.
This friend of mine said that Esperon recommendeded to Gloria that a punitive exercise must be done but Gloria said no. Esperon, who should have exercised common sense prerogative by explaining to Gloria the necessity of engaging a military action did not even bat an eye lash and merely said, ‘Yes, Ma’am.’
My friend was so disgusted and said, “Kasi bodyguard lang talaga ang role niyan – accidental lang ang pagiging general niyan.’
Esperon is really bad news! He is not qualified to lead the AFP. He is a walking destroyer in action – his role today is NOT to lead, manage or allow the AFP to function as a military institution.
His role is to make sure that the AFP will not topple Gloria. The AFP as an institution is beyond him today – he will break men, good officers and men/women of the AFP so Gloria will sleep easy at night. There’s never been as loyal a dog as Esperon is to his master (outside of Ver) than anyone in the AFP as Esperon is today.
Ver was not of the PMA mould but Esperon is – one would have thought that he would have been more professional than Ver but Ver, for all his warts and faults, would appear today as the more professional military of the two. Ver managed, made the AFP officers and men proud of their uniform, he provided them the reason for their being, the reason for their calling. Esperon on the other hand, is destroying the institution that he has sworn to serve.
His term at the helm is a good study on how one destroys an institution! Simply, utterly shocking!
Ellen: A source said, the Esperon and his men asessed that reports about the difficulties of the detainees family are working in their favor because that would disuade other soldiers from joining their cause or even sympathizing with them.
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This has been a modus operandi eversince. I remember watching a video clip during the mutiny with parents of three or four soldiers being interviewed and appealing to their sons to give up the fight, and soon after these soldiers were seen leaving Oakwood and going to a nearby hotel where they were directed to go and be debriefed. It was disgusting really.
Chi, you said that “Kung ganyang mag-isip si Ass, e talagang hindi sila mananalo sa NPA at MILF and abus!”
Ang sabi nga raw Gloria & the Ass are the best recruiters of the NPA, MNLF & the ASG !
With the kind of morale the PMAers have now, they may just as well get new recruits from Leyte and Samar. I thought people there would make good soldiers, for they have more guts and not easy to surrender, and reason I guess why the NPA gets more of their recruits there, and why there are more victims of extrajudicial killings there.
The present AFP apparently cannot protect the Philippines with the kind of leadership it has and the gallant men in uniform now all in jail.
Kawawang bansa! Surrender Bataan agad in case it is invaded!
When you have a hated leader as what we have in the Philippines, its people & every sector of society is affected – today, the Philippines is probably one of the most demoralized nation. The bad & the ugly is what Gloria brought to this nation. That’s probably why many of our countrymen are leaving the Philippines in droves.
Gloria has destroyed the Philippines. & even if she gave up her life, it would not be enough to pay for what she has done. Hell would be the only alternative for her !
Are you ready for this guys?…
AFP spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Bartolome Bacarro led military men this afternoon.. He led them to, dyarraaaannnnnn…. WOWOWEE!….. He was there with many soldiers coming from different sectors of the AFP (Navy, Marines, Army, etc)..
1. The military danced and joined games in Wowowee while their “brothers” are risking their lives fighting co-Filipinos in an endless war in Mindanao. How much more ironic can you get?
2. This proves how Bacarro and company CAN TOLERATE CHEATERS. The whole world knows how Wowowee cheated in one of their games (Wilyonaryo) and yet the AFP allowed their men be there in front of the camera, as if everything is OK and no cheatings have happened. Hhmmm, familiar scenario.. tsk, tsk, tsk…
Ellen, this thread is becoming old now. I hope you can find a way for others to read this post also. Thanks!
I usually look at the newspapers the next day to see coverages of the court martial proceedings. But this Friday’s hearing hardly had any. Only Bandila aired a good one minute segment which said it all.
Whichever way I look at it, asspweron wants to put these “men of honor” away for good before he retires in February. Order ni tiyanak for sure! These officers know too much about the election fraud committed by the Garci generals which is the root cause of “breaking” the chain of command kuno. How can they stomach to follow their chief when they know fully well how “dirty” she operated? They also know how the corrupt the AFP has become. Only the Garci generals were given the choice positions!
Anna is absolutely right, it becomes the “sipsips” who make it to the top of the AFP. They actually undermine each other as they go up to the top positions. Some even give real estate gifts to the chief, like a beach front property perhaps to get the coveted position. It is the “bata bata” system. For the most part, most of these officers who are vying for the higher positions are products of the PMA and almost all of them may be qualified for the top position. It is the manner of leading the AFP that matters! Asspweron has shown that he cares the least for his men! He has become the SECURITY GUARD of the tiyanak! Never mind the morale of the AFP as a whole because his sole duty is to make sure that tiyanak stays in her stolen position. I wonder if he sleeps weel at night? No wonder he has more folds on his face these days more so than my Chinese Sharpei!
Tiyanak and the ass are fighting all the factions at the same time spreading themselves so thin. But the biggest challenge they are facing is that of Erap’s forthcoming conviction. Whichever way we all look at it, tiyanak has to convict Erap! If she doesn’t then she is really an illegitimate president! She will not allow that. She had all her fingers in Erap’s case. Nagmamalinislinisan pa siya eh nasa putikan na siya, sa kumunoy pa and she is fast dragged into it that she will never surface out.
Off Topic: Gungongzales in his death bed (I would like to look at it that way) has issued warnings to people who may be playing the “Hello Garci” tape. He said he will have them arrested!!! Hindi na nga makakilos eh nagmamado pa. I would say to all, let us play the tape all over the country in unison! Tignan lang natin kung mayroon siyang magagawa!
“I would say to all, let us play the tape all over the country in unison! ”
If we can achieve that – play the tape all over the country in unison – then there is a huge chance that Gloria may be toppled.
Play the damn thing on speakers, in malls, etc. When the police or the military step in to dismantle the sound equipment, play it from a different station.
Courage is what it takes to do such things. Am afraid however that we need morally courageous people to lead the common public to do that. The masa on its own won’t do it coz they don’t have the material opportunity to do it, however, I’m confident that if the middle class, which in theory, has the determination, the means and the education to effect a strong stand, could start this kind of operation, the masa inevitably will follow.
As ever, in a revolution as history has shown us, the masa or the proletariat have never been the leaders – it’s always been someone or people from the middle class or even the elite of a nation that’s always ignited the sparks of a revolution.
Playing the Garci tapes nationwide during the Senate hearing will be a good boost to the investigation. No need to gather courage to do it even when the Midget has declared playing the tapes illegal. JUST DO IT!
I don’t think they have enough jails to put everybody in prison in case of a nationwide protest using these tapes as instruments of a nationwide protest, which actually does not have to be violent even when the unano and her Assperon try to make it so.
The files are available online for those who can surf the Internet. Then burn them in CDs.
RE: Erap’s forthcoming conviction,tiyanak has to convict Erap!
Why the Davide-led Supreme Court created ‘special division’ of the anti-graft court to try all corruption cases against ousted President Joseph Estrada? The special division anti-graft court has one purpose and final goal is the conviction of Erap by hook or by crook. Former Supreme Court chief justice Hilario Davide and his cohorts had succeeded to legitimize the illegitimate Gloria Arroyo presidency in 2001 kudeta. Erap’s conviction will seal Davide’s doctrine- the Mob rule.
Huwag nang pansinin si Siraulo Gunggonzalez. Nagdidiliryo na lang iyan. Ipagdasal na lang na yumao na siya sa lalong madaling panahon para naman mabawasan ang salot sa Pilipinas! 😛
I’m sure to watch the TFC show today. I want to see Armed Forces spokesperson Lt. Col. Bartolome Bacarro’s crocodile tears flowing infront of worldwide Pinoy audience.
Tears flow in ‘Wowowee’ tribute to dead soldiers
BATTLE-HARDENED SOLDIERS WERE reduced to tears Saturday on national television after the popular “Wowowee” show of ABS-CBN staged an emotional tribute for their comrades who were killed in Sulu and Basilan.
showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view_article.php?article_id=86074
Re: “after the popular “Wowowee” show of ABS-CBN staged an emotional tribute for their comrades who were killed in Sulu and Basilan.”
This is absolutely crazy.
What is Esperon up to? Why is he turning ‘battle hardened’ soldiers into teary clown entertainers? He shouldn’t have allowed these soldiers to appear on TV in that fashion. Never mind if the the motive of the Wowowee producers was noble (which I doubt), the show is hardly the type of show required to show how emotional soldiers can be when their comrades get killed in action.
Absolutely abominable way of treating soldiers – this is the best way to turn soldiers into real ‘sundalong kanin’ (as Yuko likes to quote), believe it or not. The military is being stripped of their last remaining fiber of dignity.
Esperon is a shithead of the lowest category!
AdB: Thanks for the clarification.
Ellen: “Next time magbabaon na kami” BYOB- yong mga luto sa recipe from “Pulutan” at patikman ninyo sa lahat na nandoon..boodle fight pa ang tawag?
…just to share..one of the readings today at mass..from Psalm 98…”He will rule the peoples of the world with justice and fairness.
…nsbasa ko sa Abante na nagpaliwanag si Teves na si Abalos just happened to be there in Wack Wack while the ZTE excecutives were there and he just made a courtesy hello. Reason sounds familiar..hindi ba ito din ang sinabi niya noong panyayari sa mga Zubiri? Grabe!
Anna,
Ginagawang katawa-tawa ni Esperon ang mga tauhan niya. Sobra nang pambababoy ang ginagawa niya sa kasundaluhan. Esperon has broken all the codes of ethics of a good soldier and PMAer. The whole AFP should stop following orders from this ‘TRAYDOR SA BAYAN’!
Nakakaawa naman ang ginagawa sa mga pamilya ng mga nakakulong. Bakit wala silang magawa. Anong ginagawa ng mga bar associations to protect their rights. Kahit nga kriminal may rights sa totoo lang lalo na iyong hindi mga kriminal.
Enough is enough. Tama na ang sobrang pagpapa-spoil doon sa bobo sa Malacanang. At saka anong pakialam ni Assperon sa korte. Hindi naman siya abogado. Sipsip lang naman siya doon sa unanong kriminal na nagdudunung-dunungan. Malakas ang loob kasi lahat ng agencies responsible sa pagpapakulong sa mga katulad niya ay headed ng mga political appointee niya na siyempre proprotektahan nila siya para hindi rin sila matanggal. Sayang ang mga kurakot na kaya nilang gawin ngayon!
Nasa lakas ng loob na lang ng mga pilipino na labanan at patalsikin sila.
BTW, ano iyong nababalitang pakikialam ng ambassador ng US sa Mindanao. Dapat diyan mag-rally ang mga pilipino na hindi siya dapat makikialam doon, and worse, wala siyang karapatan na mag-utos ng pagtatayo ng US base doon na walang national referendum. Bawal pa raw ang mga pilipino sa teritoryong inaangkin na nila. How true is this? Hindi naman na alipin ang mga pilipino, bakit hindi sila mag-demand ng rights nila?
Kawawang bansa!
Anna: re- Maj. Gen Mesa- “he is really a guy….to make his life simpler.” is it really?..and not to make him richer for life?
Rose: Reason sounds familiar..hindi ba ito din ang sinabi niya noong panyayari sa mga Zubiri? Grabe!
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Grabe talaga! Point is nakakalusot kasi! Hindi kumikilos iyong prosecutor kasi political appointee.
Come to think of it, Rose, wala kaming equivalent noong attorney general sa US. Meron kami Chief Prosecutor who is a bureaucrat, not a political appointee, kaya walang makakalusot! Kaya pag may nabalitang anomaly dito, imbestiga agad ang pulis, at kung politiko ang involved, presented agad sa Diet for preliminary investigation tapos iyong political party of affiliation hihingan ng cooperation for further investigation by terminating membership of the erring politician, tapos turned over sa korte and kaso para mag-utos ang korte at prosecutor ng further police investigation para pag sampa ng kaso sa korte, walang lusot!
Tanong ko sa isang kakilala kong politician sa Pilipinas bakit hindi gumawa ng ganoong procedure sa Pilipinas, ang sagot ba naman sa akin, “Ano naman ang gusto mo, matanggal kaming lahat?” Yawa man gid. Ang ibig bang sabihin guilty silang lahat doon?
Buti na lang si Sonny Trillanes hindi pa nababahiran!
parasabayan: para sa akin ang galing kay tiyanak ay hindi “grasya” kundi “this grasya or disgrasya.” kasi hindi sa magandang paraan nanggaling ang binibigay …pagnanakaw, pangdaya..hindi ba crime ang receiving stolen goods? or possession of stolen goods?
..re the pictures..ang babata nila..what is their average age? and inspite of the hardships they suffer..their faces are serious but they look peaceful..malinis ang puso..
..from what military wife and Ellen wrote..pinahihirapan sila..I stood in line the other day for four hours to get a ticket for “Jersey Boys” sa init and all..talagang sacrificio..kaya lang my friends were here for a visit..at least sa Theatre at Central Park for Midsummer’s Night’s dream we were in line for three hours..pero may upuan and there was a special line for the Seniors..hindi masiadong hirap..mas hirap ang dinanas nila..wala talagang puso itong si Esperon and kung mayroon ang itim itim seguro.Grabe!
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Itong court martial sa kangaroo court ni asspweron ay parang “initiation” ng mga opisyales into the “hall of assess”. Kung sino siguro ang makakabuo ng kangaroo court na ito tiyak malaki ang premyo kay tiyanak at kay asspweron. Hindi lang pwestong tiyak na makakakurakot ng malaki, two ranks higher kaagad at baka may kasama pang rancho sa Australia. Marami si asspweron nun. Tama si Anna, yung susunod na pwesto ni asspweron ay baka Ambassador, marahil Ambassador to Australia! O kaya Ambassador to Malaysia. Puputongan pa siya ng korona doon ng “Sultan”!
“When they reach the star rank, these officers tend to belong “no more” to their service command only but to the AFP as a whole.”
anna, that’s not how i interpret the attitudes of these garci generals.
they are acting as if they already own the whole AFP as shown by the way they ran the the whole organization out of the control of the indebted commander-in-thief.
they can dictate whatever scenario they want to happen in every assignment of foot soldiers and the newly commissioned lieutenants while they are comfortably relaxing inside their fully furnished offices.
kita mo nga, matapos ang karumaldumal na pagkamatay ng mga kawal sa basilan ay nagagawa pa nilang magturuturuan hanggang sa ang pobreng private na lamang ang buntunan ng kasalanan na walang mapagbalingan ng sama ng loob kundi ang kanyang kawawang alagang aso?
kagabi, habang pinapanood ko ang bowowee ay hindi ko mapigilan ang maagmura sa galit sapagkat pakiramdam ko ay hindi pagbibigay pugay at karangalan ang ginanap na paghakot sa mga kawal upang maging tagapanood, kalahok at tagapalakpak sa nasabing programa kundi isang pagkukutsabahan sa panig ng pamunuan ng hubong sandatahan ni esPWEron at ng ABS-CBN upang masabing nakikiramay sila sa pagdadalamhati ng mga naulila at nakikisimpatiya sa pagsuong sa panganib ng mga kawal na nakikipaglaban sa walang mukhang kaaway sa sulu at basilan.
lalong hindi ang nasabing programa ang tamang lugar at pagkakataon upang maipaabot sa mga kawal ang pasasalamat sa sakripisyong kanilang ibinibigay upang mapanatili ang katahimikan sa ating bayan. nakakadismaya ang pakawalang katuwaang ipinamalas ng mga dumalo habang ang kanilang mga kasamahan ay nasa ilang na lugar at nakikipagbakbakan sa kalaban gayundin matapos na ilahad ng mga naulila ang sakit ng kalooban at kung paano nila tinanggap ang pagkawala ng kanilang mga mahal sa buhay. insulto sa mga namatayan at mga kawal na nakikipagpatintero kay kamatayan.
sa salit ng mga patalastas ay ipinakita ang libing ng mga nasawi, pagdadalamhati ng mga naulila gayundin ang pinangyarihan ng mga sagupaang naging sanhi ng kanilang kahindikhindik na kamatayan subalit sa muling pagsasa-ere ng programa ay katuwaan na naman at pagsasaya ang ipinapakita sa mukha at kilos ng mga panauhing kawal.
oo nga’t madaling maintindihang tao lamang silang nadadala ng katuwaan at kasiyahang makadaupang palad ang mga dilag ng telebisyon at pinilakang tabing at mga artistang kanilang hinahangaan subalit sa ipinakita ng karamihan ay ipinakikita rin kung anong uri ng pamunuan mayroon ang hubong sandatahan ni esPWEron at pamahalaan ni gloria arroyong walang pakiramdam sa tunay na pulso ng taong bayan.
isang napakagandang pagsasahimpapawid at pagpapakita ng bulag na pagtataguyod at pagsunod ng mga opisyal sa pangunguna ng magiting na si ltcol bartolome bacarro “at piniling mga lakambini at ginoo” ng sandatahang lakas sa pamunuang walang kayang isukli kundi pilit na pampalubag loob sa pagtataya ng sariling buhay ng mga kawal sa isang uri ng digmaang walang malinaw na layunin at batayan.
digmaang nilikha ng ganid na pamunuang walang tanging hangad kundi ang walang hanggang pananatili sa puwesto.
digmaang pilipino laban sa kapwa pilipino.
magkakaiba man sa paniniwala at pananampalataya ay magkakapatid pa rin sa dugo, pilipino.
Re “Mrivera Says:
September 2nd, 2007 at 5:01 pm ”
And the anger expressed in the above piece is from one who was once a member of the military!
Esperon has completely, utterly, shamelessly sodomized the Philippine military today and publicly to boot!
Second British general bashes US strategy in Iraq
Agence France-Presse
Last updated 11:48am (Mla time) 09/02/2007
LONDON — The British backlash over the US handling of post-invasion Iraq grew Sunday as another military commander blasted Washington’s “fatally flawed” policy.
Major General Tim Cross, the top British officer involved in planning post-war Iraq, said he raised serious concerns with then US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld about the possibility of the country descending into chaos.
http://www.newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view_article.php?article_id=86145
in philippines, the gloria generals are just turning blind eyes while waiting for any appointment following their retirement from the military service.
their balls are only filled with fart!
Magno,
Sabi pa ni General Sir Mike Jackson, “intellectually bankrupt” daw ang US planning for Iraq.
Si General Sir Richard Dannatt, current UK Army chief was more forthcoming, he said, “Our presence in Iraq is no longer the solution, it has become a problem.” For saying this out loud, publicly, openly, etc. while he is major service commander, he has burried his appointment to become the next UK armed forces chief! But never mind, he said he was in charge of his people, the army and he didn’t want them to die uselessly.
Si Esperon? Nah! Maski tagalinis ng boots ni General Dannatt, di pwede – kasi sabi mo nga, walang bayag!
anna,
ayun nga sa itaas, o.
utot lamang ang laman ng kanyang bayag.
Magno,
Puro hangin lang pala ang laman ng putragis na bayag ng Esperon na yan.
Tapos nag tatapangtapangan pa siya.
I was shocked when on holiday I read in a foreing newspapaer that several soldiers were killed – at the end of the story, I read they were asked to stand down.
Nasa lobby ako ng hotel ng mabasa ko yon – nagmura tuloy ako ng malakas sa Tagalog (naiintidihan ng mga anak ko ang mura sa Tagalog) and they asked why. I said loudly, “Because the chief of staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines has brains in his backside!”
kaya nga, anna, sa tuwing babalikan ko ang mga pangyayari sa basilan gayundin sa jolo ay hindi ko maiwasang mapaiyak sa hinagpis at awa sapagkat hindi dapat nangyari ang maagang kamatayan ng kawal kung hindi lamang sa pagiging ganid ng bawat nakaluklok sa pamahalaan.
gayundin nga kagabi nang mapanood ko ang plastik na pagtanggap at pagpaparangal ni willie revillame sa kanyang bowowee.
….hindi dapat nangyari ang maagang kamatayan ng MGA kawal kung hindi lamang sa pagiging ganid ng bawat nakaluklok sa pamahalaan.
Tears flow in ‘Wowowee’ tribute to dead soldiers
By Alcuin Papa
Inquirer
Last updated 11:05pm (Mla time) 09/01/2007
BATTLE-HARDENED SOLDIERS WERE reduced to tears Saturday on national television after the popular “Wowowee” show of ABS-CBN staged an emotional tribute for their comrades who were killed in Sulu and Basilan……..
“I can empathize with the families. I had soldiers under my command die and it is hard to tell their families. Then as now, I feel their load and their pain,” Bacarro said later.
http://www.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view_article.php?article_id=86074
then be man enough to admit that you are suppporting a fake commander-in-chief!
stand up and start a coup to evict that cheat. NOW!
Artista din si Bacarro, pinili pa ang venue ng “Wowowee”!
Walang kwentang luha!
I don’t understand why Esperon insists on degrading the fighting troops of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Is it because he’s really never been one of them?
Mrivera: What you said about our military leaders is straight to the point..hangin ang laman ng ulo na lumabas na mabahong utot.. And how insensitive of Baccaro (isnt he the information officer?) to be at that Wowowee..I don’t have a TFC channel..
..In a military court who chooses the “judges” the Chief of Staff..thus in this case Esperon? as recommended by a committee? Does the Commander in Chief choose?
“Wowowee” host Willie Revillame is a known protege of Kabayan Noli de Castro whose wife is reported to be very close to the host. Kaya nga nakalusot si Willie doon sa Ultra tragedy noon na maraming namatay. Ngayon naman balita may pandaraya sa isang portin ng show niya na tawag ay “Wilyonario”. It’s like a raffle and the recent P2 million jackpot price was rigged. Kaya nga pati sa Senado iimbestigahin iyan. They call it “Hello Pappy” because his fans call him by that name. Abangan natin kung anong mangyayari sa imbestigasyon. Willie is a known womanizer and wife beater. His foul language is as bad as his character. Kaya lang sikat na comedian at kumikita ang program para sa ABS-CBN. To counter the recent game scandal, they invited the soldiers with the families of the victims giving them the tribute. Puro drama at iyakan daw sa show. If Willie and the management think that they can divert the people’s attention from that game scandal, they’re wrong. May investigation nga sa Senado.
maam ellen,yes it was capt.guinolbay’s birthday last week aug.26.its sad that he already had 2 birthday’s while being detained in camp capinpin.this senseless hearing should end so that he as well as the others can go on w/ their personal & military life.
rose,
in any court martial proceeding, it is the commander (at any level) who appoints a TJA.
the commander-in-chief has no hand in picking up a presiding judge, ewan ko lamang dito sa kutsabahan ng lovers in crime.
“Is it because he’s really never been one of them?”
anna,
meron ding ilan sa mga peemayer ang katulad ng ugali nina esPWEron at pangilinan na mababa ang tingin sa kanilang mga tauhan lalo na sa mga reserved officers at enlistedmen.
‘yung iba ay meron ding dating subalit kapag kasama sa combat operations ay nawawala ang hangin sa katawan. namumuti rin ang batok kapag unang sabak sa putukan at subsob sa pagkober na labas ang puwet sa pinagtataguan.
hindi naman katakataka dahil wala namang taong hindi takot mamatay.
pero itong si esPWEron ay sobra ang naging lobo ng ulo na kung tutuusin ay hindi karapatdapat humawak ng kahit detachment man lang. maaaring noong tinyente pa siya at idealistic pa ang utak dahil hindi pa nae-expose sa katiwalian, pero ewan lang maaaring ‘yan ay noon pa naghahanap ng makakapitan kaya lumabas na ganyang sobra ang yabang!
Re: ‘the commander-in-chief has no hand in picking up a presiding judge, ewan ko lamang dito sa kutsabahan ng lovers in crime.’
Heheheh!
A follow up to the Wowowee scandal:
The family of slain Marine Cpl. Manuel Tayaban Jr., one of the 15 soldiers killed in a clash with Abu Sayyaf bandits in Basilan on Aug. 18, said in Baguio that they were given the runaround after being badgered by “Wowowee” producers into participating last week in a benefit show that had been dedicated to the slain troopers.
August Tayaban said the producers repeatedly called them up while his brother was being buried on Aug. 27, urging them to join the Sept. 1 episode.
“We were told we would participate in the games, but we had to first undergo an audition. We asked for a Friday audition schedule and proceeded to Manila using borrowed bus fare,” Tayaban, 38, said.
Pati ba naman ang pagkamatay ng mga sundalo ay ginamit pa sa programa. Dapat ngang imbestigahin ang show na iyan.
Absolutely shocking. Have these wowweee lifeworms no decency?
Having asked that, I still blame inept, incompetent, clueless, ballless Esperon for linking arms with the wowweee clowns and allowing the troops and the families of the killed troops to be insulted in that fashion!